Prior to his time at Oakland City University, Jon Bruner went to Boonville High School where he played basketball and baseball. His high school basketball team was ranked as one of the top in the state throughout his senior year, finishing 19-1. He led the team in points and assists, while helping his team win sectional championships in basketball and baseball.
     Jon attended OCU from 1986 to 1990, graduating with a BS in Accounting. He met his wife Cathy at OCU who also graduated in 1990 with a BA in Education.  
     Statistically the top three-point shooter in Mighty Oaks history, Bruner made 189 outside shots during his four years, currently ninth all time. His career mark of 56.7% from beyond the arc is a school record, as is his total from the 1988-89 season, when he made 59-89 (66.3%), earning top NAIA national honors. He also earned the top percentage in the country in the 1987-88 season, when he made 46-76 (60.5%), good for fourth best in OCU lore. 
     Bruner is also the leader in career assists, handing out 527 in his career, including the fourth best single season in team history when he dished out 182 during his senior campaign. His career scoring total was 1,231 points, ranking seventh when he graduated, now standing in 17th place. He also is tied with Robert Norris for the record for the most minutes played in a single game, as both men were on the floor for the entire game against Hanover College on February 28, 1989, which finished after five overtimes for a total of 65 minutes.
     During his time with the Mighty Oaks, Bruner also earned two letters as a member of the Oakland City University men’s golf team.
     Jon currently is a Senior VP, Product Management based in Salt Lake City.  Jon started his career with Dyno Nobel soon after finishing college in 1991 as a technical sales rep responsible for product sales into New Mexico, Arizona, and Southern California mining and construction segments.  
     He moved back across the country in 1997 to Simsbury, CT where he held several positions in Corporate Technical Services, Marketing and Global Product Management, working closely with the plants in Europe, South Africa, Asia, North America and South America. In 2007, Jon relocated to Salt Lake City where he has held several senior product roles, including the current position of leading the IS product teams and IS R&D teams. He also has served on various boards of joint venture companies in South Africa and Malaysia. 
     Jon and Cathy have been married for 32 years and live in Salt Lake City. They have three daughters, Jordan, a lawyer, graduate of the University of Utah and Vanderbilt Law School, Bay, a graduate of the University of Oregon and Ball State University, working with autistic children. Jess, a graduate from Utah State University, working for the State of Utah. They also have one granddaughter Violet.