Money raised in October’s Knoxville Cancer Relay will be presented to Coach Jim Uitermarkt to contribute to the total for Coaches Versus Cancer.

Last year the relay contributed about $17,000 to the effort. The amount is traditionally kept a secret until the night of the Coaches Versus Cancer presentation and Brian Hatch, one of the relay organizers, wasn’t giving much away when KNIA/KRLS News asked him about the total, but says Coach Uitermarkt will be very happy with the amount. Relay runners and community runners ran a combined total of over 700 miles in the 24-hour relay. The Coaches Versus Cancer presentation can be heard live on 95.3 FM and 1320 AM KNIA. The basketball broadcast begins at 6:00 p.m. with the girl’s game.