Carla Eades
Women's Basketball Student-Athlete
Central Missouri (1980-84)
The second leading scorer in school history at UCM, Eades is the only player in school history to earn All-America honors three times. She was named 1st team All-MIAA and MIAA MVP the first two years that honor was available, as well as first-team all-region three times.
Eades was also a two-time Academic All-American and Academic All-District selection three teams. She helped the Jennies win the 1984 National Championship as a senior, and earned NCAA Division II National Player of the Year honors in the process, averaging 18 points per game and shooting 87 percent from the free throw line.
Her number 22 jersey has been retired at UCM. Eades led the MIAA in scoring as a junior, and led the team in scoring and free throw shooting three times. Her career scoring average was 17.5 points per game, amassing 2,098 career points. Her free throw percentage of .792 and rebound total of 752 are still ranked the in school's top 10 for a career. Eades entered the Central Missouri Athletic Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1992, and has entered numerous others since.