| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 21.39 | Q: OOSTHUIZEN - JOSHUA | ATHLETICS FREE STATE |
| 2 | 21.76 | Q: HLONGWANE - ZATHU | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 3 | 22.01 | Q: MWAMBA - MANDLA | CENTRAL GAUTENG ATHLETICS |
| 4 | 22.60 | q: MALINGA - NIYANDA | ATHLETICS MPUMALANGA |
| 5 | 22.89 | -: MAHLANGU - SIMPHIWE | ATHLETICS MPUMALANGA |
| 6 | 23.22 | -: CLOETE - LOYISO | NORTHWESTERN CAPE ATHLETICS |
| 7 | 24.07 | -: MODISANA - TSHEPISO | ATHLETICS TRANSKEI |