"The hardest thing is when 10 of my kids run by in a meet — I know the names but by the time I can think to shout them out, they're by me," Miragliuolo said. "I try to learn my whole team, but I don't really get to know them as well as I'd like."

While many schools struggle to field a full cross country team, Miragliulolo has 205 boys and girls runners. The team's unofficial slogan is "An Army of One," team members train in camouflage tops and are broken down into companies, each led by one of 20 team captains.