When former South Forsyth cross country runner Savannah Carnahan prepared over the summer for her freshman season at Furman University, she trained hoping to be one of the Paladins’ top seven runners, good enough to travel to and compete in events. That would be enough, Carnahan thought: she’d get to contribute to Furman’s season right away while assimilating to college life without also shouldering heavy expectations. All that changed after Carnahan won her first-ever college race.