C.W. Ponton will be entering his first season as the Cape Fear Women's Soccer Head Coach as of 2022 after completing six seasons on the men's side at Cape Fear and his eighth on the collegiate level.

Serving as the Head Men's Soccer Coach at Cape Fear from 2016-2021 Coach Ponton tallied 26 victories, 17 all region awards, second most goals in a season (2019 with 55), and top three most goals and assists in a game (9/21/19, 10/19/19, and 10/20/18), and was able to assist in 12 Sea Devils moving on to four year schools to date.

In 2015 Coach Ponton served as the First Assistant/Goalkeeper Coach for the Andrew College Fighting Tigers Men's Soccer team who were ranked as high as 16th in NJCAA Division I men's soccer polls. Prior to this in the spring of 2015, Coach Ponton served as the Jefferson Forest Middle School Head Girls Soccer Coach for one season.

During the 2014-2015 school year, Coach Ponton 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 2014 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. From 2005-2017, Coach Ponton served in multiple recreation leagues, camps, schools, and academies as an Assistant Director, Head Coach, and Official.

Coach Ponton currently holds his NSCAA National and Goalkeeping Level 3 Diploma.

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