▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁through ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁ranked ▁ 9 th ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁pre - season ▁rank ings ▁and ▁spent ▁a ▁good ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁among ▁junior ▁colleg es ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁The ▁conference ▁included ▁New ▁Mexico ▁J C , ▁Od essa ▁College , ▁Frank ▁Phill ips ▁College , ▁New ▁Mexico ▁Military ▁Institute , ▁Howard ▁County ▁College , ▁South ▁Pla ins ▁College ▁and ▁Clar end on ▁College . ▁ ▁The ▁college ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁tennis ▁team ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁men ' s ▁golf ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁the ▁AC ▁golf ▁team ▁finished ▁sixth ▁in ▁conference ▁action . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁the ▁school ' s ▁F encing ▁Team ▁was ▁initi ated ▁into ▁the ▁Am ar illo ▁College ▁F encing ▁Association . ▁ ▁Both ▁clubs ▁are ▁san ction ed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁F encing ▁Association . ▁ ▁J ule ah ▁N usz , ▁an ▁Am ar illo ▁College ▁fen cer , ▁is ▁a ▁national ▁United ▁States ▁F encing ▁Association ▁Champion , ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁Co ach ▁Ch uck ▁S la ugh ter . ▁ ▁Am ar illo ▁College ▁reached ▁a ▁record ▁en roll ment ▁number ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0