St Johns Red Storm

St Johns Red Storm
St. John University is one of the leading New York City universities known for their athletic and sports teams. Majority of the sport teams participate in Divisional 1 Big East Conference NCAA (National College Athletic Association). The university has a leading basket ball team that has the honor of playing their home games at the famous Madison Square Gardens which is proclaimed as the world's most famous arena. The early non-conference games are held at Carnesseca Arena on the St. John's campus in Queens. The baseball team also has the honor of play their home games at the legendary BallPark in St. Johns vicinity.

Not only is the university known for its sports and its competitive wins over other regional colleges and universities, it is highly ranked due to its academic achievements and outstanding academic results. Primarily, the university is affiliated with the Vincentian theology, yet keeps an independent view point regarding imbedding sport excellence, dignity and a conducive spirit of competition. St. John's University provides students and athletes with a positive collegiate experience, through student-centered education, preparation for lifelong learning, and service to others. The Athletic Department promotes diversity by welcoming men and women of different ages, races, religious beliefs and cultural backgrounds to participate in its activities. This is justified by seeing so many different races and sects participating in all the different arenas of sport within the university.

One of the primal objectives of the Athletic Department at the university is to personally foster collaborative relationships with student-athletes in a nurturing environment that will enhance intellectual, ethical, spiritual, athletic and social development. Without these required credentials, the university would not be able to bask in such a glorious state. It is imperative for the Athletic Department to commit its resources and professional talent to permeate into the minds of the individuals and train them to become competitive athletes with an equal opportunity of a life time education experience. The Athletic program operates within the spirit of the rules and regulations of the University and Athletic governing bodies, of which we are members. It comes as a high achievement for the Athletic Department that their programs ranks top in regards to fostering exceptional leadership and sportsmanship qualities along with rending a quality education. This sort of college life environment becomes an enduring source of pride to our student-athletes, staff, alumni and University communities.

The quality that has been taught by the university keeps on integrating with the social and economic fabric of daily life. Several hundred alumni, students and staff perform social activities that are in line with the spirit of the Institution's commitment to service the community. ,

St. John's Athletic Accomplishments:
Basketball - St. John's is the 5th most successful program in college basketball history (1673 wins), and has the 7th best winning percentage (.680) in the NCAA. This has been one of the greatest records of all times and only a handful of universities can proclaim such a track record of excellence. St. John's also boasts the 7th most NCAA tournament appearances (27), two Wooden National Player of the Year Award Winners, 11 consensus All-Americans, 6 members of the Hall of Fame and has sent 59 players to the NBA. Soccer has also been an activity that the university is proud of and ranks high in the overall performance teams of the university- St. John's soccer has recently climbed to national prominence, appearing in 15 straight NCAA tournaments, advancing to the Sweet 16 in each of the last ten seasons, and the Final Four on 3 occasions. They have captured 11 Big East Championships, including the 2006 season title, and in 1996, St. John's won the NCAA National Championship. Their home games are hosted at Belson Stadium, a state of the art 2,300 seat stadium on the university campus.

Baseball - The St. John's Red Storm have been to the College World Series 6 times, recorded 26 NCAA appearances, 6 Big East Championships and have sent 70 players on to professional baseball careers. Majority of the 70 players have become legends in their own right. Most recently, St. John's won the Big East Regular Season Title two of the last three years (2005/2007). The 3,500 seat "Ballpark at St. John's" was renamed "Jack Kaiser Stadium" in 2007 after the Hall of Fame Coach and former St. John's Athletic Director. The stadium is one of the largest college baseball stadiums in the northeast, and is a featured venue on the EA Sports MVP NCAA Baseball video game.

Fencing ? fencing has also been one of the more sound and stable platform sports of the university. In 2001, St. John's won the NCAA Fencing Championship. The team has ranked in the top five each of the last 10 years, and finished 2nd in the NCAA during 1995, 2000, 2002, and 2007 seasons. In addition to team accolades, St. John's has won eleven NCAA Individual National Championship titles.