High school - - Named to Des Moines Register Class 3-A Elite all-state team and to Class 3-A first team selected by the Iowa Newspaper Association as a senior . . . first team Class 3-A all-state selection as a junior and earned honorable mention recognition as a sophomore . . .earned first team all-conference and all-district honors for three seasons . . . participated in Jordan Brand Capital Classic in Washington, D.C. following senior season, collecting seven rebounds and two points . . . named MVP of Iowa Goalsetters contest . . . earned AAU all-American honors in both 17-and-under and 19-and-under age groups . . . team captain and MVP as a junior and senior . . . scored 1,562 career points and collected 857 rebounds and 280 blocked shots, helping prep team post four-year record of 69-17 . . . averaged 24 points, 15.6 rebounds and seven blocked shots as a senior, shooting 69% from the field and 40% from three-point range . . . averaged 24 points and 12.2 rebounds as a junior, shooting 68% from the field . . . averaged 19.5 points and 10.7 rebounds as a sophomore . . . ranked as high as 25th nationally among high school seniors . . . along with Iowa recruit Jeff Horner, was a member of North team that earned the gold medal at the USA Basketball Men's Youth Developmental Festival prior to senior season . . . member of AAU team that placed second in national tournament following junior year . . . member of AAU team that won state 19-and-under title following senior season, earning all-tournament honors and a trip to the AAU national tournament, where the team placed third nationally.

Personal - - Born 6/15/83 . . . business major . . . Honor Roll student . . . graduated with Academic Honors, with a GPA of over 3.5 . . . parents are Gayle and Tom Brunner . . . high school coach was Todd Forsyth.