| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 1:49.09 | Q: MOHLOSI - KABELO | ATHLETICS NORTH WEST NORTH |
| 2 | 1:49.95 | Q: DU PLESSIS - EDMUND | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 3 | 1:50.17 | Q: MOHLOMI - MOLIFI | ATHLETICS FREE STATE |
| 4 | 1:50.85 | Q: BELL - JANSEN | ATHLETICS CENTRAL NORTH WEST |
| 5 | 1:51.21 | q: MOTLHABEDI - KARABELO | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH IND |
| 6 | 1:53.79 | q: TSOTETSI - MORENA | ATHLETICS VAAL TRIANGLE |
| 7 | 1:53.95 | -: NDIMANDE - NTUTHUKO | CENTRAL GAUTENG ATHLETICS |
| 8 | 2:02.78 | -: TSHOYO - ASANDA | ATHLETICS TRANSKEI |