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Despite his team finishing 11th of 25 schools Friday at the Great Dane Invite, St. John's track Head Coach Jim Hurt still walked out of the Armory in Manhattan satisfied. And it wasn't due to low expectations. The Red Storm qualified three players at the Indoor Big East Tournament.
All throughout the 2009-10 season, the St. John's Athletic Department will be celebrating the accomplishments of the 1985 Final Four men's basketball team. Next month, the fans get to join the festivities. Prior to the Red Storm's Feb. 11 game against Louisville at Madison Square Garden, the St.
The best fencers in the country came to St. John's on Sunday as the University hosted the 2010 St. John's Fencing Invitational. The event featured top teams from around the country including Penn State, Notre Dame, Harvard, Columbia and Ohio State. All of the visiting teams are ranked in the Top 10 in both the men's and women's polls.
The St. John's women's basketball team made the most of its only game at Madison Square Garden on Saturday by picking up its third straight win and sixth out of their last eight. The victory didn't come easy, as the Red Storm squeezed a 57-55 win past South Florida.
Many athletic programs nationwide have limited the printing of media guides due to impending NCAA legislation to cut costs and "go green." Earlier this month, the St. John's Athletic Department unveiled a series of interactive video features on RedStormSports.
For one half, the St. John's men's basketball team seemed poised to pull the upset over then-No. 3 Villanova on Saturday. Junior Dwight Hardy scored 11 points, including three three-pointers. Redshirt senior Anthony Mason Jr. made his fi rst start of the season and even scored four points in the fi rst half.
The best athletes in sports have what is known as a "killer instinct." Peyton Manning has it. Michael Jordan had it. Derek Jeter. Mariano Rivera. Kobe Bryant. Tiger Woods. They all have it. LeBron James has shown flashes of it. Larry Bird mastered it. In fact, anybody who's been in a Gatorade ad within the last 10 years has it.
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