University of Maine outdoor track All-American Dereck Treadwell pulled up lame Friday during his qualifying heat in the mile run at the 1997 NCAA Indoor Track and Field championships at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis.

Treadwell, senior from Milford, suffered a strained calf muscle a week ago and it tightened up on him, according to Maine assistant track coach Ann Maxim.

“It happened at the beginning of the fifth lap. He had a big knot in his calf,” said Maxim. “It just wasn’t in the cards today.”

Eight laps constitutes a mile at the RCA Dome. The final is set for Saturday.

Maxim said Treadwell’s calf felt good before the race and the fact Treadwell couldn’t finish the race “really bothered him.”

She said the field was in a tight pack, including Treadwell, when he was forced to drop out.

She also indicated Treadwell intends to take a few weeks off to rest the injury before starting his outdoor track season.

The Husson men’s basketball team and University of Farmington women’s basketball team have learned who they will face in the first round of the NAIA Division II Tournament.

The Braves will face fourth-ranked Pacific of Oregon Thursday at 8:15 p.m. at Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa, Id. Husson has a 20-11 record while Pacific is 21-5. The winner of that game goes on to face the winner of the Peru State vs. College of the Ozarks Friday at 8:15 p.m.

The Beavers head to Tri-State University in Angola, Ind., to face sixth-ranked College of the Ozarks Wednesday at 10 a.m. UM-Farmington is 20-4 and College of the Ozarks is 28-2. If they win, the Beavers will play on March 17.

Lynn Hersey, a freshman guard for the Plymouth State women’s basketball team, had a successful debut season for the Panthers. Hersey tied a Plymouth State record for 3-pointers in a game with five and was named Little East Conference Rookie of the Week on Feb. 2.

The 5-foot-3 guard from Dexter averaged six points a game in 18.8 minutes. Hersey hit 32 percent from 3-point range, starting 11 of the Panthers’ 25 games.