The Big West has celebrated student-athletes for the Service and Leadership Award annually, since the 2017-18 academic year. The award winners are selected at the discretion of each member-institution with criteria encompassing service, leadership and academics.

Each member-institution may submit one honoree per academic year who participates in a Big West sponsored sport and who engages consistently in service and leadership activities that impact the campus, community or regional levels. The awardee makes the most of opportunities presented to them by taking on key roles and is innovative in seeking out meaningful service and leadership opportunities, while keeping their academic eligibility on their respective team. 

2024-25 Recipients [release]
Cal State Bakersfield	Garrisen Freeman (women's basketball)
Cal State Fullerton	Nico D'Angelo (men's water polo)
CSUN	Paige Califf (women's soccer)
Hawai'i	Fabiola Zamora (women's soccer)
Long Beach State	Daryanna Hall (women's track & field)
UC Irvine	Chase Call (baseball)
UC Riverside	Kelsey Musolf (women's soccer)
UC San Diego	Kyla Bruhn (women's watwr polo)
UC Santa Barbara	Kristin Bartlett (swimming & diving)

2023-24 Recipients [release]
Cal Poly	Ella Connor (beach volleyball)
Cal State Bakersfield	Miranda Miller (track & field)
Cal State Fullerton	Linley Ooi (women's golf)
CSUN	Tatiana Smeltzer (women's water polo)
Hawai'i	Sabrina Hardisty (beach volleyball)
Long Beach State	Keeley Rasmussen (women's track & field)
UC Davis	Kerrington Smith (women's track & field)
UC Irvine	Chaselyn Amos (women's track & field)
UC Riverside	Monea Jennings (women's track & field)
UC San Diego	Katie Springs (women's basketball)
UC Santa Barbara	Mary Heffelfinger (women's water polo)
2022-23 Recipients [release]
Cal State Bakersfield	Garrisen Freeman (women's basketball)
Cal State Fullerton	Nico D'Angleo (men's water polo)
CSUN	Elle Laur (women's golf)
Hawai'i	Andre Ilagan (men's tennis)
Long Beach State	Katie Kennedy (women's indoor & beach volleyball)
UC Davis	Sophia Noble (women's water polo)
UC Irvine	Malcolm Overbaugh (men's track & field)
UC San Diego	Madison Baxter (women's basketball)
UC Santa Barbara	Evann Smith (women's soccer)
2021-22 Recipients [release]
Cal Poly	Kianah Corey (softball)
Cal State Fullerton	Carolyn Gill (women's basketball)
CSUN	Taylor Thames (women's soccer and women's track & field)
Long Beach State	Bryce Kvick (men's golf)
UC Davis	Ryman Crone (men's cross country and track & field)
UC Irvine	Hannah Chau (women's cross country and track & field)
UC San Diego	Sydney Brown (women's basketball)
UC Santa Barbara	Evann Smith (women's soccer)
2020-21 Recipients
CSU Bakersfield	Vanessa Austin (women's basketball)
Cal State Fullerton	Carolyn Gill (women's basketball)
UC Davis	Flora Oliveira (women's track & field)
UC Riverside	Borna Talle (men's golf)
UC Santa Barbara	Evann Smith (women's soccer)
2019-20 Recipients
CSUN	Ashlee Sellung (women's water polo)
Long Beach State	Faris Babineaux (men's track & field)
UC Davis	Sydney Holmes (women's track & field)
UC Irvine	Evan Singletary (men's track & field)
UC Riverside	Katie Wong (women's soccer)
2018-19 Recipients
CSUN	Erin Indermill (women's volleyball and beach volleyball)
Long Beach State	Imani McDonald (women's soccer)
UC Irvine	Shelby Lee (women's soccer)
UC Riverside	Tracy Van (women's tennis)
2017-18 Recipients [release]
Cal State Fullerton	Mikaela Francis (softball)
Hawai'i	Clare Marie Anderson (women's volleyball)
Long Beach State	Imani McDonald (women's soccer)
UC Davis	Kelechi Ohiri (women's volleyball)
UC Irvine	Allison Loomis (women's water polo)
UC Riverside	Chloe Pham (women's tennis)