marty leal, dav. west varsity cross country coach: "at first i was unsure and then i just approached it like, you know what, i'm just going to coach him like he's part of the team. he was in our team picture. it calms tyler down at meets, where before he was just a little antsy. he's more focused when he runs and it's just been really, really good." kelly gerdts: "the two are like kindred spirits, i'm not kidding. they are like soulmates." tyler's mom says she's amazed by the support tyler and hugo get from their teammates. she credits marty for creating an atmosphere that accepts them. and although hugo draws a lot of attention, kelly say he's not necessarily their main focus. kelly gerdts, tyler's mother: "we don't even see hugo when he's running, we're just watching tyler, and that's the way it should be. so to see tyler finish a race is awesomombecause he's accomplished something." because of hugo, tyler has to start after the other runners. but, that doesn't take anything away when they cross the