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910:T–5th
868:T–2nd
805:T–2nd
784:T–2nd
763:T–4th
679:T–1st
637:T–3rd
616:T–2nd
398:Team
395:Year
338:Ripon
328:Bears
262:track
132:Ripon
32:Title
1269:2022
1239:2022
1214:2022
1122:2022
1101:2021
1069:3rd
1056:2019
1045:3rd
1032:2018
1008:2017
987:2016
976:3rd
963:2015
952:4th
939:2014
918:2013
897:2012
876:2011
855:2010
834:2009
813:2008
792:2007
771:2006
750:2005
729:2004
708:2003
687:2002
666:2001
645:2000
624:1999
603:1998
579:1997
568:1st
555:1996
544:1st
531:1995
520:4th
507:1994
483:1993
472:4th
459:1992
448:3rd
435:1991
280:and
123:(DL)
57:Born
42:Team
1132:8–1
1129:9–1
1114:4th
1111:5–3
1108:6–3
1093:N/A
1090:0–0
1087:0–3
1066:3–2
1063:4–6
1042:3–2
1039:7–3
1018:3–2
1015:5–5
997:2–6
994:2–8
973:3–2
970:7–3
949:2–3
946:3–7
931:5th
928:6–3
925:7–3
907:5–4
904:5–5
889:5th
886:5–4
883:6–4
865:6–3
862:7–3
847:3rd
844:7–2
841:7–3
826:2nd
823:8–1
820:8–2
802:7–2
799:7–3
781:7–2
778:7–3
760:5–4
757:6–4
742:6th
739:4–5
736:5–5
721:4th
718:5–4
715:6–4
700:3rd
697:7–2
694:7–3
676:7–1
673:8–2
658:2nd
655:8–1
652:9–1
634:6–3
631:6–4
613:7–2
610:7–3
589:4–1
586:6–3
565:5–0
562:9–1
541:4–1
538:8–2
517:2–3
514:4–5
493:2–3
490:5–4
469:2–3
466:5–4
445:2–2
442:5–4
305:in
235:in
206:4×
202:MWC
200:2×
182:MWC
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1260:.
1256:.
1230:.
1205:.
315:.
268:.
186:3
180:3
146:DC
83:HC
65:)
1314:e
1307:t
1300:v
1271:.
1241:.
1216:.
425:)
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148:)
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