While "Red Storm" is the official nickname, the school also goes by the informal name "Johnnies." Additionally, in 2009, St. John's outsourced choosing a new mascot to a fan vote, with a ...

NCAA mascots are in a league of their own ... When St. John's University retired its old "Redmen" nickname in 1994, the Red Storm was born. But the storm needed a face, and in 2009, students ...