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Jacory Patterson worked the overnight shift loading trucks at UPS. Now, he’s one of top 400 runners

Jacory Patterson has been balancing night shifts at UPS with his dream job of becoming a professional sprinter.

He needed a graveyard shift at UPS to pay for training. Now he's a U.S. champion sprinter.

Unlike most major sports, big paydays aren't the norm in track and field. It's why before Jacory Patterson won the U.S.
Canadian Running Magazine34m

UPS and Walmart employees medal at U.S. championships

UPS night shifts and Walmart day shifts helped Jacory Patterson and Dylan Beard punch their tickets to the world ...
Sportskeeda3d

Who is Jacory Patterson? All about the athlete who once loaded trucks at UPS and became National 400m champion

Jacory Patterson surprised everyone with his performance at the USATF Outdoor Championships held at Hayward Field in Eugene, ...
Track & Field News18h

USATF Men’s 400 — UPS Retiree Patterson Delivers

WITH THE EXCEPTION of the two “pillars” of the American 400m roster — Vernon Norwood and Bryce Deadmon, with a... Read More ...

Patterson tops Bailey, McRae in 400m in Eugene

Jacory Patterson (44.16 seconds) held off Chris Bailey (44.43) and Khaleb McRae (44.45) to win the men's 400m at the 2025 ...
The New York Times24d

American teenager Quincy Wilson breaks under-18 400m record for fourth ...

So far in 2025, only Zakithi Nene (43.76s), Khaleb McRae (43.91s) and Jacory Patterson (43.98s) have run faster for 400m than Wilson, who is tied fourth with 2024 Olympic silver medallist Matthew ...
The New Yorker7d

How James Patterson Became the World’s Best-Selling Author

“Man, do I have stories to tell,” James Patterson writes in his new autobiography, “James Patterson” (Little, Brown). The best-selling author does serve up stories, lots of them; the book ...