| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 0:54.53 | q: BEUKES - DENOVAN | LANGEBAAN ATHLETICS |
| 2 | 0:54.58 | q: DRAKE - LOUIE | HTS DROSDY |
| 3 | 0:56.32 | q: JOHNSON - KIAN | PUMA INVITATIONAL |
| 4 | 0:59.38 | -: SAMUELS - JAMESON | VOORUITSIG |
| 5 | 1:01.39 | -: COETZEE - LEE-SHANE | NEW ORLEANS |