| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 0:49.06 | Q: VAN DE WALT - TJ | UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG A |
| 2 | 0:49.28 | Q: MOKHABELA - KAMOHELO | CENTRAL UNIV OF TECHN BLOEMFONTEIN |
| 3 | 0:49.67 | Q: MATLALA - THATO | TSHWANE UNIV OF TECHNOLOGY |
| 4 | 0:49.94 | -: MOSIKILI - MOFANA | VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY |
| 5 | 0:50.63 | -: DE WET - JADEN | UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA A TEAM |
| 6 | 0:53.05 | -: MOSAMEDI - MPHO | VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY |
| 7 | 0:53.81 | -: MOKATI - TLALE | UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE |
| 8 | 0:55.35 | -: GABADISE - HAMILTON | CENTRAL UNIV OF TECHN BLOEMFONTEIN |