He's back, Guiliani will compete at USATF ME Championship on Sunday
Senior Daniel Guiliani who only threw in one meet this winter, will return to the shot put circle on Sunday at the Maine USATF Championship meet at the University of Maine at Orono. Guiliani had to miss the rest of the indoor season after competing in the opening season meet due to an flexor strain in his elbow.
During his injury Daniel didn't just sit around on the couch, he continue to push himself. "I couldn't do any upper body stuff so I focused on my technique, a lot of lower body workouts and plyometric stuff. I'm surprised to be throwing as well as I am, but at the same time I'm not. The speed and plyometric stuff really turned me into a different athlete. I feel a lot different in the ring, and I feel like a better all round athlete." He said of the work he did during his injury
Guiliani was cleared to resume throwing on February 18th, and he didn't wait long to get a shot put in his hand and throw. Check out the video below. It was difficult for Guiliani to miss almost all of his senior indoor season. "To be honest, I struggled with it a lot. All these years I've worked toward throwing at the highest levels, and after my junior year and all the national attention I had, I was prepared for maybe the biggest season of my life, but one injury in the throwing arm and it all ends, and I won't be able to get that season back. But I'll have one more meet indoors, and a whole season in outdoor to chase what I'm aiming for, and that's 70 feet."
Throw 1 65-7
Throw 2 Foul
Throw 3 68-2
Throw 5 69-11 1/4
Throw 6 66-2
