Indeed, it was a smooth transition for De Morgan, who led Green Canyon High’s boys squad to a national championship in the spring of 2024.

“I would say the biggest step up is the physicality,” De Morgan said in a Thursday interview with The Herald Journal. “The physicality (from high school to college) is a big step up, but I didn’t really mind that. I honestly enjoyed that. I think it makes the game more fun, more competitive, so that’s one difference. Also, the overall skill level of pretty much everyone just goes up a few notches. I mean, it’s what you would expect, really (in that) everyone’s just a little bit better, a little bit faster, a little bit bigger, a little bit strong, a little bit better at throwing, just having better frisbee skills in general.”

It’s been an unforgettable last 13 months for De Morgan, who helped guide Green Canyon to a second straight Utah high school championship last May, followed by a national high school championship a month later in Rockford, Illinois. De Morgan was one of three Cache Valley natives that represented Team USA at the 2024 World Junior Ultimate Championships last July in Birmingham, England. He was joined in England by Breesen Hoehne and Sam Nichols. Nichols and De Morgan helped guide the U.S. U20 national team capture a world championship in the open division last July.

“It’s just kind of hard to put it into perspective,” De Morgan said of his run of big-time titles over the past 13 months. “It’s pretty insane. I’m very fortunate to have played on as good of teams as I have that have had the success that those teams have had, so it’s been super special. But I’ve been super happy to be a part of all those teams. I’m very grateful, obviously, but also happy that it’s a reflection of the work me and my teammates have put in on all of those teams.”

Carleton went undefeated at D-I college nationals, which took place from May 23-26. The fourth-seeded CUT went 4-0 in pool play, followed by a pair of Sunday wins that placed them in the national title tilt. Carleton edged No. 6 Cal Poly by a 15-13 Sunday scoreline in the quarterfinals and then took down No. 1 UMass, 15-10, later that day in the semifinals.

That set the stage for a Memorial Day championship game showdown against the third-ranked Colorado Mamabirds. De Morgan slammed the door for the CUT as he unleashed a backhand huck in stride in the end zone to teammate and fellow freshman Thomas Shope on championship point.

“Yeah, I mean, I play with a lot of confidence and I was throwing to Thomas, who, if you have watched other of our games, you know that Thomas is a very, very good player,” De Morgan said. “So, pretty much right as it left my hand, I knew (it would work out). … I mean, he was open and that’s my favorite throw, so I wasn’t too worried about it, to be honest with you.”

It was the perfect final salvo from De Morgan, who contributed with an impressive 10 goals and 20 assists in six games at nationals. No. 31 sat out in Carleton’s final game in pool play, inasmuch as the CUT had already clinched the No. 1 seed from Pool D.

De Morgan’s performance at nationals was certainly no fluke, inasmuch as he was Carleton’s leader in assists (80), defensive blocks (31) and total points played (401) during the 2024-25 campaign, plus he ranked fourth on the team in goals (39). De Morgan had more combined goals, assists and blocks than anyone else on a team that included 2025 Ultiworld National Player of the Year Declan Miller.

Simply put, De Morgan is already one of the premier collegiate players in the country and he was recognized as one of the top 14 nationally by Ultiworld. Additionally, the 19-year-old was named the Ultiworld D-I Rookie of the Year.

“Obviously team accomplishments are the most important thing,” said De Morgan, who made it a point to thank his parents, coaches — current and former — and teammates. “Like, winning nationals was huge and definitely the best thing that could have happened this season for the team. But individual recognition also is nice. I mean, it’s great to be recognized for all the work that you have put in, on and off the field. … But again, I think my teammates definitely put me the position to find success on the field, which definitely helped me win those awards.”

It was indeed a special season for the CUT, who went 53-4 counting the 2024 fall schedule and won six of eight tournaments during the academic year. Carleton lost to Pittsburgh in its very first game in the fall season, but then destroyed Pitt in a rematch, 13-2, during the spring season. Carleton’s other three setbacks were by scorelines of either 15-12 or 15-13 to fellow top five nationally ranked teams UMass, Colorado and Oregon.

The CUT also defeated several top 10 teams throughout the season, therefore were plenty prepared heading into nationals.

“We knew we had prepared ourselves well to do great at nationals, even though we hadn’t won any huge regular season tournaments other than Florida,” De Morgan said. “So, we were confident. I mean, you have to be confident going in. If you want a chance to win, you have to think you’re going to win. I mean, we knew we had the skills, we knew we had prepared ourselves well. We felt good, I felt good. And then once we beat UNC (North Carolina) on that first day, I think a sense of ‘we should really win this thing’ kind of took over the team, and it was smooth sailing from there for the most part.”

This was Carleton’s fifth national title, tying North Carolina for the second most of all-time. UC Santa Barbara leads the way with six men’s national championships at the D-I level. Carleton College, a private school with only about 2,000 students located in Northfield, Minnesota, also reigned supreme at nationals in 2001, 2009, 2011 and 2017.

“It’s a really cool thing to see how much the alumni still care about the team and it had been eight years with some pretty bad seasons in the recent past (for our standards),” De Morgan said. “So, just knowing that we had done it for the alumni and for the upperclassmen on the team that had been through a lot in the last few years was definitely one of the bigger motivators of my season, for sure.”

One of the highlights of the season for De Morgan was a matchup against Utah State University at the Florida Warmup Tournament on Jan. 31. The Aggies have been a top 40 nationally program for several years now and gave the CUT a big test before falling, 11-9.

Eric Holt, De Morgan’s former head coach at Green Canyon, is now USU’s head coach, plus De Morgan’s father, Paul, is an assistant coach for the Aggies. De Morgan has been playing with and scrimmaging against USU players ever since he was a freshman in high school.

“I knew all of the players by name, so that was definitely one of the weirder games that I’ve ever played, just because, you know, I don’t want (USU) to lose, but obviously I’m not wanting to lose either, so it’s definitely an interesting dynamic, especially when you’re friends with everyone on the team,” De Morgan said. “So, it was tough to get into that super competitive mindset, but it was fun and great to play against all of my friends and my dad and the other coaches that I knew.”

De Morgan is currently playing professionally for the Salt Lake Shred, alongside fellow Cache Valley natives Ben Hoffman and the Yorgason brothers — Chad, Luke and McKay — plus former USU star Tony Mounga. De Morgan will travel this fall to Barcelona, Spain, for a study abroad program, and then return to Carleton the following semester.