| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 03:53.99 | Q: SWART - CHRISTOPHER | USSA INDIVIDUAL |
| 2 | 03:54.37 | Q: MOTLOUNG - DUMISANI | UNIVERSITY OF FREE STATE |
| 3 | 03:54.44 | Q: CHOBA - ABEDNICO | UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA A TEAM |
| 4 | 03:55.41 | Q: TATAI - AMOGELANG | NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY POTCH B |
| 5 | 03:55.54 | Q: VISAGIE - REUBEN | UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA A TEAM |
| 6 | 03:56.31 | Q: VAN DER WERF - LEONARDO | STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY |
| 7 | 03:57.93 | Q: WESSELS - BRENDEN | STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY |
| 8 | 04:02.46 | -: MODISELLE - TSHEGOFATSO | USSA INDIVIDUALS (V) |
| 9 | 04:03.40 | -: NCUBE - JAMES | TSHWANE UNIV OF TECHNOLOGY |
| 10 | 04:03.58 | -: SIMANGO - LETHABO | USSA INDIVIDUALS (V) |
| 11 | 04:04.38 | -: TITUS - CHARLTON | UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN CAPE |
| 12 | 04:19.97 | -: MATSOSO - MOHAU | CENTRAL UNIV OF TECHN BLOEMFONTEIN |
| 13 | 04:21.63 | -: SMITH - RUAN | UNIVERSITY OF FREE STATE |
| 14 | 04:25.84 | -: KOK - SHALDON | CENTRAL UNIV OF TECHN BLOEMFONTEIN |
| 15 | 04:30.68 | -: NCWADINI - ELIHLE | UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE |
| 16 | 04:43.73 | -: MYAMBO - ADELSON COMFORT | DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY |