High school boys volleyball: Morgan repeats as 3A state champion

Morgan’s David Thomsen (14) tips the ball past Ogden’s Cambri White (15) during the boys 3A state volleyball championship at the UCCU Center in Orem on Saturday, May 9, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News

Morgan celebrates after defeating Ogden to win the boys 3A state volleyball championship at the UCCU Center in Orem on Saturday, May 9, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News

Morgan celebrates after defeating Ogden to win the boys 3A state volleyball championship at the UCCU Center in Orem on Saturday, May 9, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News

Morgan started out on the right foot Saturday by winning the first set, something it hadn’t been able to do in either of the previous matchups with Ogden this season.

It was a tight first set, but the Trojans pulled ahead at the end thanks to seven kills from Wangsgard. He finished the match with 21 kills and a .377 hitting percentage.

Ogden tied it up with a dominant second set, but Komenda trusted his team to turn it back around. More importantly, his team trusted each other on the court.

“I think it’s a testament to how together they are,” Komenda said. “If you can get them playing as a team, believing in themselves as a team and loving each other as a team, that is where that comes from.”

Morgan exemplified those principles to perfection in the third and fourth sets en route to a repeat as state champions. The Trojans had several standout performers, but Kevin and Nate Wangsgard and David Thomsen were especially bright.

Nate Wangsgard finished with seven kills, six blocks and 16 digs. Thomsen added 14 blocks and four kills of his own.

Komenda said of the repeat, “It’s awesome. It’s just awesome. You got it one time and you (think) ‘I want to do this again’. These young men, they want it, and you’ve got to make sure that you’re there for them.”