| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 08:52.23 | SMITH - ASHLEY | WESTERN PROVINCE ATHLETICS |
| 2 | 08:56.23 | NKONYENI - APHELELE | ATHLETICS TRANSKEI |
| 3 | 09:14.89 | MONNATLALA - TUMISANG | ATHLETICS CENTRAL NORTH WEST |
| 4 | 09:16.38 | NGOBE - MONGEZI | ATHLETICS TRANSKEI |
| 5 | 09:22.52 | BOKABA - OFENTSE | CENTRAL GAUTENG ATHLETICS |
| 6 | 09:32.85 | SELOKELA - OLEBOGILE | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 7 | 09:33.48 | MOUTON - JEAN | CENTRAL GAUTENG ATHLETICS |
| 8 | 09:35.25 | ZIKULU - ROWAN | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 9 | 09:38.07 | NGCOBO - SICELO | CENTRAL GAUTENG ATHLETICS |
| 10 | 09:39.61 | MAJA - THAROLLO | CENTRAL GAUTENG ATHLETICS |
| 11 | 09:41.44 | DE WAAL - CAYDE | CENTRAL GAUTENG ATHLETICS |
| 12 | 09:43.96 | RAMATSEBE - KAMOHELO | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 13 | 09:49.64 | SOLDAKA - SIBONISO | WESTERN PROVINCE ATHLETICS |
| 14 | 10:08.37 | SEBOPA - MESHACK | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 15 | 10:14.75 | HLAKO - DERICK | ATHLETICS VAAL TRIANGLE |
| 16 | 10:27.85 | MHLUNGU - CEBO | KWA-ZULU NATAL ATHLETICS |
| 17 | 10:34.42 | TLALI - EDWARD | ATHLETICS FREE STATE |