| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 03:56.59 | Q: MUNNIK - LUAN | USSA INDIVIDUAL |
| 2 | 03:56.65 | Q: DOMINGO - KEANU | NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY POTCH A |
| 3 | 03:56.73 | Q: MOHLOMI - MOLIFI | UNIVERSITY OF FREE STATE |
| 4 | 03:56.95 | Q: ZIXUNGE - SANELE | UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA A TEAM |
| 5 | 03:56.97 | Q: VAN WYK - ETIENNE | UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA B TEAM |
| 6 | 03:57.79 | Q: MSIBI - SIBUSISO | UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG A |
| 7 | 04:00.62 | Q: DU PLESSIS - EDMUND | UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA B TEAM |
| 8 | 04:01.96 | -: ZINYANE - YIVA | VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY |
| 9 | 04:08.67 | -: LOUBSER - MIGAEL | UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA A TEAM |
| 10 | 04:12.71 | -: REES - GARRICK | UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA B TEAM |
| 11 | 04:19.43 | -: DLABA - PHILASANDE | UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE |
| 12 | 04:19.55 | -: QUTU - AVELA | CENTRAL UNIV OF TECHN WELKOM |
| 13 | 04:23.60 | -: NUBA - KAMVA | CENTRAL UNIV OF TECHN BLOEMFONTEIN |
| 14 | 04:24.25 | -: NETSHIHENI - REARABILWE | TSHWANE UNIV OF TECHNOLOGY |
| 15 | 04:27.28 | -: THWALA - KHWEZI | UNIVERSITY OF MPUMALANGA |
| 16 | 04:29.74 | -: GWANGWA - THABO | UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE |
| 17 | 04:39.46 | -: DE VILLIERS - JAN NICOLAAS | USSA INDIVIDUALS (V) |
| 18 | 05:03.57 | -: MBONGO - SANELE | CENTRAL UNIV OF TECHN BLOEMFONTEIN |