NCPA 2026 Utah Regional Recap

Tournament overview

Tour: NCPA — National Collegiate Pickleball Association

Event dates: Sep 18, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026

Venue: The Picklr Kaysville, Kaysville, Utah

Schools in the team bracket: 5

Teams: 14 teams participated in pool play; 13 appear in the elimination bracket.

Utah Tech 1 won the NCPA Utah Regional Championship, defeating Utah Tech 2 in an all-Trailblazer final. Utah Tech placed three teams in the semifinals, with BYU 1 completing the final four.

Participating schools — team bracket only

Brigham Young University; Southern Utah University; University of Utah; Utah Tech University; Utah Valley University.

Tournament recap

Utah Tech 1 beat BYU 1 in its semifinal, while Utah Tech 2 defeated Utah Tech 3. Utah Tech 1 then won the championship match 4–0 over Utah Tech 2.

Finalists and semifinalists

Champion — Utah Tech 1 (Utah Tech University)

Players: Liam Duffin, Clayton Boydston, Ella Boydston, Lauren Mercado.

Runner-up — Utah Tech 2 (Utah Tech University)

Players: Benson Parry, Ashlee Peterson, Hunter Merritt, Abigail Okelley.

Semifinalist — BYU 1 (Brigham Young University)

Players: Natalie Hansen, Declan Homer, Parker Hendrix, Lauren Sawyer.

Semifinalist — Utah Tech 3 (Utah Tech University)

Players: Brinley Horton, Nui Afualo, Payton Weber, Erica Jensen.