High School: Played at Countryside High School for coach Bobby Johns....father served as school’s special teams coach...Delaware’s first scholarship kicker to sign out of high school since Ryan Bleiler in 1998...expected to battle to take over Hens’ kicking responsibilities from 2004 All-Atlantic 10 selection Brad Shushman who graduated...connected on 77 of 80 extra points and 19 of 22 field goals over the last two seasons of his career...team went 19-6...captained team as a senior...kicked eight field goals of 43 yards or longer with a career-long 49-yarder in the district championship game...named to coaches All-State team in 2004 and earned all-conference, all-county, and all-district honors in both 2003 and 2004...also earned all-county and all-district honors as a midfielder in soccer in 2003 and 2004...team won district titles in both 2003 and 2004 and advanced to regional final in 2003...team posted three-year record of 54-16...won the National Kicking Combine competition in both kickoffs (71-yard average) and field goal kicking (50 and 55 yard kicks) at a camp in Westminster, MD in summer, 2004...honor roll student...received Florida Bright Future Scholarship this past spring...

Personal: Zachary Powers “Zach” Hobby...born June 4, 1986...son of Phil and Jacqui Hobby...older brother, Chase, is a kicker for NCAA I-A Navy and also plays soccer for the Midshipmen...father, Phil, played professional soccer for Washington Diplomats in North American Soccer League in 1980-81...plans to major in business.