| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 03:52.09 | Q: SIBIYA - NKOSINATHI | UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG A |
| 2 | 03:52.12 | Q: CHOBA - ABEDNICO | UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA A |
| 3 | 03:52.49 | Q: SWART - CHRISTOPHER | NORTHWEST UNIV POTCHEFSTROOM A |
| 4 | 03:52.87 | Q: NOGCANTSI - KWAZI | UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA A |
| 5 | 03:52.98 | Q: NHLAPHO - SIBUSISO | TSHWANE UNIV OF TECHNOLOGY |
| 6 | 03:53.41 | q: MSIBI - SIBUSISO | UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG B |
| 7 | 03:54.10 | q: KRUGER - ABRIE | NORTHWEST UNIV POTCHEFSTROOM B |
| 8 | 03:56.55 | q: LOUBSER - MIGAEL | UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA B |
| 9 | 04:24.57 | -: QABAVANE - LIYEMA | UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE |
| 10 | 04:25.29 | -: SIBIYA - NYIKO | UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN CAPE A |
| 11 | 04:37.81 | -: WILLIAMS - DAVID | UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN A |
| 12 | 04:42.04 | -: ROSSOUW - DIVAN | UNIVERSITY OF FREE STATE B |
| 13 | 04:48.31 | -: MAMATU - TANDILE | UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE |
| 14 | 05:17.32 | -: DLABA - PHILASANDE | UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE |
| 15 | 05:56.12 | -: MONCHO - BOTHLALE | CENTRAL UNIV OF TECH BFN |