| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 04:28.86 | Q: VERGOTINE - LORENZO | WESTERN CAPE |
| 2 | 04:28.96 | Q: MAKATEES - GAUTHVIN | WESTERN CAPE |
| 3 | 04:29.64 | Q: TSHEZI - LIZWI | EASTERN CAPE |
| 4 | 04:30.81 | Q: MALUNGANE - TISETSO | GAUTENG |
| 5 | 04:39.22 | Q: BRITS - CHRISTIAN | GAUTENG |
| 6 | 04:41.11 | q: THOM - KOKETSO | NORTHWEST PROVINCE |
| 7 | 04:41.31 | q: MABASO - MASUWAKHE | FREESTATE |
| 8 | 04:55.38 | q: MMAKAU - SURPRISE | LIMPOPO |
| 9 | 05:13.90 | q: TSHABALALA - SIZWE | FREESTATE |