| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 04:54.11 | Q: MAMETJA - KGOTLELELO | LIMPOPO |
| 2 | 04:54.25 | Q: STANDER - LARA | WESTERN CAPE |
| 3 | 04:54.42 | Q: KLEYNHANS - MEGAN | GAUTENG |
| 4 | 04:54.59 | Q: KRUGER - LIESA | FREESTATE |
| 5 | 04:54.73 | Q: PELSER - TAYA | GAUTENG |
| 6 | 04:55.99 | q: VAN WYK - JUNE | MPUMALANGA |
| 7 | 05:00.58 | q: STANDER - ANKE | WESTERN CAPE |
| 8 | 05:19.82 | q: MAJOZI - NOSIPHO | KWAZULU-NATAL |
| 9 | 05:32.13 | -: MANKA - BONOLO | FREESTATE |