April 30, 1999

PENROSE, New Zealand -- Simon Elliott, a senior midfielder on the Stanford Men's Soccer team, has been one of 22 players named to the New Zealand National Team, New Zealand Soccer announced on Thursday. A native of Wellington, New Zealand, Elliott will travel with the "All-White" squad to Mexico, where it will participate in the Confederations Cup from July 23rd-August 4th.

The 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Championships will consist of the United States National Team, along with six other national powerhouses. The New Zeland squad was placed in Group B and will play first-round matches against the United States (July 24), Germany (July 28) and Brazil (July 30). The top two teams in each group will then advance to the single-elimination Championship Round that begins with the semifinals on August 1st.

The Confederations Cup concludes an amzing year for Elliott, who helped lead Stanford to the 1998 NCAA Championship Match. In his final year of collegiate soccer, Elliott was named Third Team All-American, First Team All-Far West Region and MPSF Co-Player of the Year. For the season, Elliott was first on the Stanford team with nine goals, seven assists and 25 points.