Rowing

Maria Sole Perugino

position

Rower

Class

Graduate Student

Hometown

Piacenza, Italy

Instagram

@mariasoleperugino

High School

Liceo Linguistico Melchiorre Gioia

Bio

2025-26 (Graduate Student)

Was part of the 1V8 crew which won two of three races at the season-opening Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, including a win over No. 25 Oklahoma
Helped the 1V8 post the fastest time among all V8 crews on both days of racing at the Cardinal Invite with a 6:27.91 on Saturday and a 6:30.00 on Sunday
Helped Miami place second in the Benderson Cup standings in the 19-team field at the Sarasota 2K Invitational
Was part of the crew which posted a second-place finish and a time of 6:40.53 in the Sarasota 2K Invitational 1V8 Grand Final, besting No. 20 North Carolina, No. 15 Dartmouth, SMU and Iowa
Helped the 15^th-ranked Hurricanes post a third-place finish at the Orlando Invitational ahead of No. 13 Alabama, No. 19 Pennsylvania, No. 24 Oklahoma, Clemson and SMU
Rowed with the 1V8, which set a new program record with a time of 6:18.90 during the first day of racing in Orlando. That mark bested the previous Miami record of 6:22.90 that was set during the 2025 ACC Championships
Was part of the 1V8 crew that posted a win over No. 15 Alabama, No. 25 Oklahoma, Navy, George Washington, Kansas and Villanova and set a new program record of 6:18.81 on the second day of racing at the Lake Wheeler Invitational. That time broke the crew’s own record of 6:18.90 set earlier in the season at the Orlando Invitational

High School

Winner of multiple Italian championships including the LW2x in 2023
Posted first-place finishes in the U23 BLw4x at the 2022 World Rowing Championships and in the U23 at the European Championships

Personal

Daughter of Emanuela Perugino and Giuseppe Perugino
Intends to major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology