CareerTimeline
Most Notable
- Former partners include: Chaim Schalck (2021-22); Casey Patterson (2020); Reid Priddy (2019), John Hyden (2018), Casey Patterson (2017), Billy Allen (2015-16), (2016), Sean Rosenthal (2015), Todd Rogers (2013-14)
- Placed fourth at the 2015 World Championships with Nick Lucena
- Won his first FIVB medal when he took bronze with Todd Rogers at the 2014 Long Beach Grand Slam
- Seven international medals, including one FIVB gold and three NORCECA gold
- Played indoors professionally in Greece, Italy and Germany
- Member of the indoor U.S. Men's A2 Team that won the 2010 Pan American Cup in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Member of the indoor U.S. Men’s Junior National Team that finished eighth at the FIVB World Championship in Visakhapatnam, India
Events
- 2023 Brazil Elite 16 - T13th with Trevor Crabb
- 2023 Chiang Mai Challenge - Silver with Trevor Crabb
- 2023 Beach World Championships - 4th with Trevor Crabb
- 2023 Paris Elite 16 - T17th with Trevor Crabb
- 2023 BPT Challenge Edmonton - T17th with Trevor Crabb
- 2023 BPT Challenge Espinho - Gold with Trevor Crabb
- 2023 BPT Challenge Jurmala - T5th with Trevor Crabb
- 2023 BPT Elite 16 Ostrava - T13th with Trevor Crabb
- 2023 BPT Challenge Saquarema - T5th with Trevor Crabb
- 2023 BPT Challenge Itapema - T19th with Trevor Crabb
- 2023 BPT Elite 16 Tepic - T13th with Trevor Crabb
- 2023 Challenge La Paz - T5th with Trevor Crabb
- 2022 NORCECA Beach Tour Final - Bronze with Chaim Schalk
- 2022 BPT Rome World Championship - 4th with Chaim Schalk
- 2022 BPT Jurmala Elite 16 - T5th with Chaim Schalk
- 2022 BPT Ostrava Elite 16 - T13th with Chaim Schalk
- 2022 BPT Itapema Challenge - T5th with Chaim Schalk
- 2022 BPT Rosarito Elite 16 - T9th with Chaim Schalk
- 2022 BPT Tlaxcala Challenge - T9th with Chaim Schalk
- 2021 FIVB Itapema - Ninth with Chaim Schalk
- 2021 FIVB Rubavu - Gold with Chaim Schalk
- 2021 FIVB Cancun 3 - Ninth with Chaim Schalk
- 2021 AVP Atlanta - Silver with Chaim Schalk
- 2019 FIVB The Hague - T25th with Reid Priddy
- 2019 FIVB Sydney - T9th with Reid Priddy
- 2019 FIVB Kuala Lumpur - Silver with Reid Priddy
- 2019 FIVB Itapema - 5th with Reid Priddy
- 2019 FIVB Ostrava - T25th with Reid Priddy
- 2019 FIVB Warsaw - T17th with Reid Priddy
- 2019 FIVB Espinho - 9th with Reid Priddy
- 2019 FIVB Tokyo - 19th with Reid Priddy
- 2019 FIVB Vienna - 25th with Reid Priddy
- 2015 FIVB St. Petersburg - Bronze with Nick Lucena
- 2015 FIVB The Hague - 4th with Nick Lucena
- 2014 NORCECA Grand Cayman - Gold with Todd Rogers
- 2014 NORCECA Varadero - Gold with Todd Rogers
- 2014 FIVB Long Beach - Bronze with Todd Rogers
- 2014 FIVB Xiamen - 4th with John Mayer
- 2013 NORCECA San Diego - Gold with Nick Lucena
Personal Highlights
- Born Theodore Allen Brunner in 1985
- Married Joanna Klironomos in 2015; the pair has two children named Isidora (2018) and Nephelie (2021)
- Parents are Tim and Sally Brunner
- Has an older brother, Max, an older sister, Emily, and a younger sister, Lydia
- Graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 2008 with a BA in philosophy
- At UC Santa Barbara, AVCA First Team All-American, First Team All MPSF, Second Team All-MPSF
- Played setter and middle blocker at Ridgefield High School and earned First Team All-FCIAC and First Team All-State honors after leading the Tigers to the 2003 Connecticut Class L State Championship
- Began playing volleyball in 2000 with Connecticut Juniors and at Ridgefield High School