▁ 3 ▁( 2 0 0 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ) ▁ ▁Football ▁ ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁dis cont in ued ▁its ▁vars ity ▁football ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Championships ▁ ▁NCAA ▁team ▁champion ships ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁has ▁won ▁two ▁NCAA ▁team ▁national ▁champion ships . ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁( 1 ) ▁Soccer ▁( 1 ): ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Basketball ▁( 1 ): ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Co - ed ▁( 1 ) ▁F encing ▁( 1 ): ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁see ▁also : ▁Big ▁East ▁Conference ▁NCAA ▁team ▁champion ships ▁List ▁of ▁NCAA ▁schools ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁champion ships ▁ ▁M asc ot ▁In ▁spring ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁allowed ▁its ▁students ▁to ▁vote ▁on ▁what ▁the ▁new ▁official ▁Red ▁Storm ▁mas cot ▁would ▁be . ▁At ▁a ▁s occer ▁game ▁in ▁fall ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Athletics ▁Department ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁Th under bird ▁had ▁received ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁votes ▁and ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁new ▁mas cot . ▁After ▁a ▁vote , ▁the ▁new ▁mas cot ▁was ▁named ▁Johnny ▁Th under bird . ▁He ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁at ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁athlet ic ▁events , ▁che ering ▁on ▁the ▁Red ▁Storm . ▁ ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Athletics ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4