Zach Elliot ‘21 joined the Saint Anselm College men's soccer staff as an assistant coach ahead of the 2024 season.
Elliot joined the Saint Anselm Athletics staff after a successful six-year career as a collegiate student-athlete, with the final five years coming as a member of the Saint Anselm men’s soccer team. In his final three seasons as a member of the program, Elliot served as a team captain, and in his final two campaigns, he led the team in points.
As a player, his best individual season came as a fifth-year senior in the fall of 2021, when he posted team-highs in goals (five), assists (five), and points (15). Elliot earned Northeast-10 Third Team All-Conference accolades following his fifth-year. In his final year of eligibility as a graduate student in the fall of 2022, Elliot scored the game-winning goal with 12 minutes remaining against Southern New Hampshire, giving the Hawks their first win over the cross-town rival Penmen in 13 years. He ended his collegiate career with 13 goals and 13 assists for 39 points across 56 career games played, including 46 starts and over 3,700 minutes logged.
In addition to his on-field success, he also earned Dean’s List honors every semester of his undergraduate career and collected the Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award three times.
Prior to transferring to Saint Anselm, Elliot spent one year at Merrimack College in Andover, Mass. during the 2017-18 academic year. He was a member of the Warriors men's soccer team that won the 2017 Northeast-10 Championship and advanced to the NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Tournament.
Elliot previously served as an Assistant Director of Athletic Communications and the Creative Content Manager where he oversaw the social media pages for many of the Hawks athletic teams including football, soccer, basketball, lacrosse, and more. He created graphics, videos, and other content that is posted daily to social media platforms such as Instagram, YouTube, and X while also helping maintain the Saint Anselm Athletics website with press releases and game recaps. Elliot additionally assisted with game day tasks for the athletics department by recording statistics, setting up and breaking down live streams, public address announcing, and more.
Prior to officially joining the Hawks Athletic Department as a staff member, Elliot served as the social media manager for the Saint Anselm football and men’s soccer programs from 2020-2023. His tasks included running both programs’ Instagram and Twitter/X accounts, creating graphics, taking photos, and making highlight videos as well as other tasks as assigned. Under his guidance, both teams' social media accounts saw an increase in following by thousands.
A native of Manchester, N.H., Elliot was a four-sport athlete and a 2017 graduate of nearby Manchester High School Central.
