Novikov was successful in his collegiate debut against Pace, helping Buyanov and the 400 Medley Relay squad to victory, while taking home first-place accolades in the 200 IM (2:00.05) and 100 Free (48.16). In the victory over Baruch, he placed first in both the 50 (24.35) and 100 (54.33) Free while swimming on the victorious 200 Free Relay (1:41.86).