1. Theodore Allan Brunner was born on March 17,1985 and is an American professional beach volleyball player who is a member of the United States men's national A2 beach volleyball team and has featured for the United States men's national A2 volleyball team.
In college, Theo Brunner competed with the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's indoor volleyball team.
In 2007, Theo Brunner was named an AVCA First Team All American along with UCSB teammate Evan Patak.
Theo Brunner was named co-captain of the team in 2008.
Theo Brunner competed in seven events in 2009, nearly doubling the number of events he previously competed in.
Theo Brunner began 2009 with yet another UCSB teammate, Aaron Mansfield, before competing with Matt Heagy and Derek Olson, then ultimately reverting to Mansfield to complete the season.
The lone exception was the first tournament that Theo Brunner participated in in 2010, the Virginia Beach Open, which he paired up with Jon Mesko.
Theo Brunner was named to the World All-Stars team, played on September 28,2009, for the A1 Ethniki Volleyball league.
Theo Brunner left Greece to join Italian-side Marmi Lanza Verona of the Serie A1 in June 2010 and was presented as a player on September 10,2010.
Theo Brunner spent the season with them before moving to CMC Ravenna in August 2011.
Theo Brunner signed with German club Generali Haching in June 2012.
In September 2012 it was announced that after a medical checkup, it was discovered that Theo Brunner had a heart problem and he left the team.
Theo Brunner's former club, Marmi Lanza Verona, issued a statement saying that they found no issues when he was a player for their team.
Theo Brunner was named the AVP Men's Best Blocker at the conclusion of the 2013 season.
Theo Brunner played all but one tournament with him.
Theo Brunner finished all but five matches with Rogers in fifth place or better.
In 2023, Theo Brunner, who was named AVP's Blocker of the Year, teamed up with Trevor Crabb after ending his partnership with Chaim Schalk, who paired up with Tri Bourne, who was Trevor Crabb's former partner.
Theo Brunner, despite focusing the majority of his post-collegiate career on beach volleyball, played with the United States men's national A2 volleyball team for the 2010 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup and won a gold medal.