Career Honors
- 2025 All-ACC Academic Team
- 2026 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete
- 2026 All-ACC Academic Team
Candela Martínez Pernas Season 2025-26
PositionRower
ClassSophomore
HometownCadeira, Spain
- 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 15th-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
- Helped No. 14 Miami total 77 points and post a fifth-place finish at the ACC Championships
- Posted a time of 6:17.64 during qualifying to help the Hurricanes earn a spot in the Grand Finals of the conference championship regatta and set a new Miami 1V8 record. That mark broke the previous record of 6:18.81 the same crew set earlier in the season at the Lake Wheeler Invitational
- Crossed the finish line ahead of No. 13 Duke with a time of 6:26.65 in the 1V8 Grand Final at the ACC Championships
- Helped the Hurricanes total 54 points and post a 13th-place overall finish in the program’s first appearance at the NCAA Championships
- Crossed the finish line in fourth place ahead of Rhode Island and Massachusetts with a time of 6:09.93 in qualifying to set a new Miami 1V8 record and advance to the C/D Semifinals at the NCAA Championships. That time broke the previous program record of 6:17.64 set by the 1V8 earlier in the season at the ACC Championships
- Posted a time of 6:21.23 and finished ahead of Northeastern, Boston University, and Massachusetts in the C/D semifinals to earn a berth in the C Finals
- Capped a historic season by helping Miami cross the finish line with a time of 6:02.54 in the C Finals of the NCAA Championships. That set a new 1V8 program record, breaking the mark the same crew set during qualifying earlier in the weekend
- Graduated from IES Punta Candieira
- Rowed for Club De Remo Cedeira
- Rowed Skiff
- Competed in international championships such as European u19 championship, world rowing u19 and u23 championships
- Daughter of María José Pernas Díaz and Antonio Manuel Martínez Díaz
- Intends to major in criminology
- Wants to pursue a career in criminology
- Enjoys traveling and reading
- Chose Miami to be able to row and study at the same time
- Goal at Miami is to graduate with good grades and achieve success in rowing
Freshman2024-25
Rower