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 in 2005.

At Delaware: Steady performer who begins his second season with the Blue Hens as a sophomore...will once again handle extra points, field goals, kickoffs...should be one of the top kickers in the Atlantic 10 after a solid freshman season...accurate kicker who hopes to improve his distance on both kickoffs and long field goal attempts this season...enters the season working on streaks of 29 straight extra points and three straight field goals...took part in spring drills but did not compete in Blue-White spring game...2005: One of eight true freshmen to see action for the Blue Hens...earned starting job immediately, taking over for record-setting All-Atlantic 10 kicker Brad Shushman...saw action in 10 games, sitting out the win over James Madison due to a team rule violation...ranked No. 2 on the team in scoring behind Omar Cuff with 50 points...after missing the first extra point attempt of his career vs. Lehigh, went on to hit his final 29 attempts...current streak of 29 straight extra points is the 10th longest in school history (record is 50)...connected on 7 of 8 field goals, hitting the first four attempts of his career and the final three of the season...seven field goals tied a UD freshman record...87.5 percent success rate was the second best single season mark in UD history...was perfect 6 for 6 on field goals from 20 to 29 yards...longest field goal was 34 yards vs. Villanova...only miss was his longest attempt of the season, a 35-yarder vs. Richmond...kicked two field goals each vs. Hofstra and Maine...team went 6-5 for head coach K.C. Keeler.

Personal: Zachary Powers “Zach” Hobby...born June 4, 1986...son of Phil and Jacqui Hobby...older brother, Chase, attends the U.S. Naval Academy and plays on the club soccer team...father, Phil, played professional soccer for Washington Diplomats in North American Soccer League in 1980-81...accounting major at Delaware.