Cape Fear Community College Director of Athletics Ryan Mantlo, announced today that C.W. Ponton will take over as the next Head Men's Soccer Coach at CFCC.
"We are thrilled to welcome Coach Ponton to the family," commented Ryan Mantlo. "His passion to help our student-athletes grow into better human beings and move them forward in their careers really set him apart from other candidates."
C.W. Ponton enters his third season coaching soccer at the collegiate level. Most recently, Coach Ponton served as the First Assistant/Goalkeeper Coach for the Andrew College Fighting Tigers Men's Soccer team who was ranked as high as 16th in NJCAA Division I soccer during the 2015 season. In the summer of 2015, Ponton served as a coach for the United States Naval Academy girls summer camp. Prior to his stint with the US Navel Academy, Coach Ponton served as the Jefferson Forest Middle School Head Girls Soccer Coach for one season.
In the fall of 2014, C.W. served as an Assistant/Goalkeeper Coach with the Lynchburg College Hornets Women's Soccer team. That season, Coach Ponton helped guide the Hornets to a record of 27-0-1 winning the NCAA DIII Women's National Championship, only allowing five total goals on the season. During the spring 2014 campaign, Coach Ponton assisted as an Academy Coach for Central Virginia United located in Lynchburg, Virginia.
In 2013 Coach Ponton led Caroline County High School (VA), the school where he lettered and graduated from as the Head Boys' Varsity and Head Boys' Junior Varsity Soccer Coach. Prior to this from 2005-2012, Coach Ponton served in multiple recreation leagues, camps, and academies as an Assistant Director, Head Coach, and Official.
Coach Ponton currently holds his NSCAA National and Goalkeeping Level 1 and 2 Diplomas, and is a USSF Grade 8 official.
The Ponton File
Born: November 28, 1988 in Fredericksburg, VA
College: Liberty University, B.S. in Sports Management, 2012
Coaching Experience:
2016-Present - Cape Fear Community College Head Men's Coach
2015-2016 – Andrew College Men's Assistant/Goalkeeper Coach
2014-2015 – Lynchburg College Women's Assistant/Goalkeeper Coach
