Loverock ran second leg of the women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the Montreal Olympics, the team set a Canadian and Commonwealth record of 43.17 second finishing in 4th place.

Patty would take a bronze medal at the World Student Games in Rome.

At the 1971 Pan American Games Loverock finished eighth in the 200 metres.

She won a silver and bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at two Pacific Conference Games in 1973 and 1977.

In 1978 she set a world indoor record for 60 yards, with a time of 6.78.