Novikov led a trio of top-six Staten Island finishers in the 200-yard individual medley event at the ECAC Championships (Dec. 3-5), as he touched the wall in a second-place time of 1:53.73. He teamed with Romanov, Shevchenko and Lee to place third in the 200-yard medley relay event (1:35.33), while Novikov also swam to individual finishes in the 50- (21.88 / 14th) and 200-yard (1:45.36 / fifth) freestyle events.