Ayton won the first individual title of his collegiate career in LIU Brooklyn’s final fall tournament, the Barnabas Health Invitational, hosted by Seton Hall, on Oct. 21-22. The reigning NEC Rookie of the Year shot even-par 71 on back-to-back days to earn a two-stroke victory and help the Blackbirds to a second-place finish. At the Connecticut Cup two weeks prior, Ayton shot five-over par 221 over three rounds to finish 16th overall out of 84 athletes.