| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 0:47.78 | Q: LOTTERING - DARYLL MASON | MADIBAZ UNIV |
| 2 | 0:48.14 | Q: SETHLABI - ORATILE MCDONALD | UFS A |
| 3 | 0:49.36 | Q: MARICH - NIKOLAS | UJ A |
| 4 | 0:50.11 | q: HLATSHWAYO - MILDO | MANGOSUTHU UNIV OF TECH |
| 5 | 0:52.01 | -: NYASHANU - NIGEL | UWC A |
| 6 | 0:53.96 | -: JAMBAWO - MUNASHE | UCT |