ILT ACADEMY SOUTHLAND
Mike
Piper
The Mike Piper Training Centre is the home of Academy Southland — and the name above the door belongs to a man whose contribution to Southland sport shaped the environment athletes train in today.
A lasting contribution to Southland sport
Add biography copy here — Mike Piper’s background, his involvement with Southland sport and the Invercargill Licensing Trust, and the story behind the naming of the training centre at ILT Stadium Southland.
Add a second paragraph covering his influence on the Academy’s philosophy — developing the whole person, not just the podium — and what his legacy means to the athletes who train here today.
Name · Sport
1946-2015
Southland Amateur Sports Trust; Secretary, continued as Trustee 1990–2013
Completes First Marathon; Winstone Marathon in Invercargill
Southland Harriers Committee
Southland Marathon Race Director
Sport Southland; Drives and leads establishment alongside Tom Pryde. Founding Trustee and Secretary until 1995
Southland Cross Country Convenor; Southland Road Running Selector and Convenor
Southland Cross Country Convenor; Southland Road Running Selector and Convenor
Gold Medal, 45–49 years, Marathon; World Master Games
- Cycling Southland; founding Trustee
- Runs 55th consecutive sub three hour marathon
- ILT Stadium Southland; Inaugural Board Chair through until 2007
New Zealand Academy of Sport South Island, Director
Athletics Southland and Invercargill Athletics Club; Life Member
Runs 100th Marathon, Boston
Rugby Southland Board; NZRU appointed observer
- New Zealand Academy of Sport South Island becomes Excellence in Sport South Island; Board Chair, 2012–2014
- Talent Development Southland Charitable Trust; Drives and leads establishment
Sport Southland Services to Sport Award; ILT Southland Sports Award