| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 1:49.80 | Q: CHOBA - ABEDNEGO | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 2 | 1:50.24 | Q: REES - GARRICK | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 3 | 1:50.35 | Q: BELL - JANSEN | ATHLETICS CENTRAL NORTHWEST |
| 4 | 1:50.61 | q: NCUBE - JAMES | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 5 | 1:51.28 | q: KHOMO - SMISO | KWAZULU-NATAL ATHLETICS |
| 6 | 1:51.62 | q: JOHNSON - KIAN | ATHLETICS CENTRAL NORTHWEST |
| 7 | 1:54.76 | -: MSIBI - SIBUSISO | CENTRAL GAUTENG ATHLETICS |
| 8 | 1:57.72 | -: MGCINA - BONGANI | CENTRAL GAUTENG ATHLETICS |
| 9 | 2:03.45 | -: NGEJANE - MZUZILE | ATHLETICS TRANSKEI |