| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 04:00.89 | Q: MOTLOUNG - DUMISANI | ATHLETICS FREE STATE |
| 2 | 04:01.79 | Q: MTOLO - SPHIWE | KWAZULU-NATAL ATHLETICS |
| 3 | 04:03.31 | Q: MABE - SAM | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 4 | 04:03.45 | Q: JANSE VAN RENSBURG - XANDER | WESTERN PROVINCE ATHLETICS |
| 5 | 04:03.58 | Q: SHEZI - SIPHAMANDLA | KWAZULU-NATAL ATHLETICS |
| 6 | 04:03.70 | Q: HICKLEY - KEVIN | CENTRAL GAUTENG ATHLETICS |
| 7 | 04:03.79 | Q: STRYDOM - ZANE | CENTRAL GAUTENG ATHLETICS |
| 8 | 04:07.30 | -: VAN JAARSVELD - MARKO | ATHLETICS FREE STATE |
| 9 | 04:08.78 | -: NOGQALA - THABO | ATHLETICS TRANSKEI |
| 10 | 04:13.67 | -: BOYCE - LINDOKUHLE | ATHLETICS TRANSKEI |
| 11 | 04:20.95 | -: SEATE - NEO | ATHLETICS FREE STATE |
| 12 | 04:33.20 | -: ESAU - NAPHTALI | WESTERN PROVINCE ATHLETICS |