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Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Harrisburg, Pa.

High School:
SciTech

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 175

Event:
110 hurdles

ISOM ABBREVIATED
High School
SciTech High
Coach Angel Doyle
Career Bests
60 hurdles - 7.86
110 hurdles - 13.73
400 hurdles - 53.16
UT all-time top-10 list
60 hurdles, 6th, 7.86, 2008
SEC Results-Indoor
2007-60 hurdles prelims 8.33 (15th)
2008-60 hurdles 7.86 (6th)
SEC Results-Outdoor
2007-110 hurdles 14.28 (8th)
2008-110 hurdles prelims 13.98 (10th)
Mideast Regional Results-Outdoor
2007-110 hurdles prelims 14.34 (11th)
2008-110 hurdles prelims 14.22w (14th)
NCAA Results-Outdoor
2007-110 hurdles prelims DNF
2008-110 hurdles prelims 13.99 (20th)

Pronunciation-DAY-lon I-sum

Major-Psychology.

2008 Outdoor-Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll ... Earned his first collegiate victory by taking top honors in the 110 hurdles with his 13.97 clocking in front of the home crowd at the Smoky Mountain Twilight (May 6) ... Clocked a personal-best time of 13.73 while finishing second in the 110 hurdles at the Sea Ray Relays (April 11) ... Placed fifth in the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.05 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (March 29) ... Finished fifth in the 110 hurdles at the Tiger Track Classic while also finishing 12th in the 400 hurdles (April 5) ... Recorded a personal-best time of 53.16 on his way to a third-place finish in the 400 hurdles at the Vanderbilt Invitational (April 19) ... Finished 10th in the preliminaries of the 110 hurdles at the SEC Outdoor Championships with his 13.98 clocking (May 17) ... Ran a wind-aided 14.22 in the preliminaries of the 110 hurdles at the NCAA Mideast Region Championships (May 30) ... Advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the second straight season, finishing with a 13.99 time in the preliminaries of the 110 hurdles (June 12).

2008 Indoor-Moved into a tie with Justin Gatlin for sixth on Tennessee's all-time performance list in the 60 hurdles with his sixth-place, 7.86 run at the SEC Indoor Championships (March 2) ... Finished second in the 60 hurdles in 8.01 at the Clemson Opener (Dec. 1) ... Just missed his personal-best 60 hurdles time while finishing third in 7.87 at the Virginia Tech Last Chance (March 8) ... Recorded a then-personal-best time of 7.91 while finishing ninth in the preliminaries of the 60 hurdles at the New Balance Invitational at the historic Armory in New York City (Feb. 8) ... Ran to an 8.09, fourth-place finish in the 60 hurdles at the Big Ten-SEC Challenge (Jan. 19) ... Finished seventh in the 55 hurdles with a time of 7.64 at the Virginia Tech Invitational (Jan. 11) ... Clocked 8.03 to finish 10th in the semifinals of the 60 hurdles at the Penn State National Invitational (Jan. 25).

2007 Outdoor-Named to SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll ... Lettered after finishing eighth in the 110 hurdles at the SEC Outdoor Championships to contribute to the Vols' team title (May 13) ... Ran to a personal-best clocking of 13.90 during the preliminaries of the 110 hurdles at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 12) ... Recorded a then-personal-best time of 13.96 in the preliminaries of the 110 hurdles at the Penn Relays as he returned to his home state for the first time as a collegian (April 27) ... Qualified for the finals at the Penn Relays with the eighth-fastest preliminary time, but did not compete in the finals ... Finished second in the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.43 at the Hurricane Invitational (March 17) ... Anchored Tennessee's 4x100 relay team to a third-place finish at the Sea Ray Relays, stepping in for injured All-America Rubin Williams (April 14) ... Finished fifth in the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.15 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (April 21) ... Placed seventh with a time of 14.61 in the 110 hurdles at the Alabama Relays (March 24) ... Also at the Alabama Relays, competed in the 400 hurdles for the only time during the season, stopping the clock at 54.73 for 11th place ... Crossed the finish line in 14.49 for ninth place in the 110 hurdles at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (March 31) ... Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 110 hurdles, but a hamstring injury left him unable to finish the preliminaries.

2007 Indoor-Ran a season-best time of 8.08 in the preliminaries of the 60 hurdles at the Clemson Opener (Dec. 1) ... Finished fifth in the finals of the 60 hurdles with a time of 8.21 at the Clemson Opener (Dec. 2) ... Crossed the finish line in 8.24 for a third-place finish in the 60 hurdles at the Indiana Open (Jan. 6) ... Ran the 55 hurdles in 7.56 to place eighth in the preliminaries at the Virginia Tech Invitational (Jan. 12) ... Finished 19th after stopping the clock in 8.13 during the preliminaries of the 60 hurdles at the New Balance Invitational (Feb. 2) ... Ran to a 15th-place finish in the preliminaries of the 60 hurdles at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24).

High School-2005 state champion in the 110 hurdles ... Named to the 2005 and 2006 PTFCA All-State team ... Ran on the indoor state champion 4x400 relay team ... Finished second in the 110 hurdles at the 2006 state championship meet ... Won four-straight conference championships and three-straight district championships in the 110 hurdles ... Qualified for the finals in the 4x100 at the Penn Relays ... Finished eighth at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in the 110 hurdles ... Served as class president his last three years.

Personal-Full name is De'Lon Isom ... Born May 1, 1988 in Harrisburg, Pa. ... Mother is Lynnette Isom ... Also has a younger brother, Darius.

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