 At the end of Morgan's first season of rowing in 2003-04, he won a gold medal in a double scull at the World University Games in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France.He was selected for the Australian rowing squad in 2005 and invited to train with the Australian Institute of Sport.In 2010, Morgan won the Australian national single scull championship, becoming the first South Australian to do so in 40 years.