| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedar NGIRAMOAI | FR | Springfield (Lanphier) | 5:23.33 |
| 2 | Talon BLAS | FR | Roxana | 5:23.57 |
| 3 | Judah LISS | JR | Greenville | 5:25.30 |
| 4 | Noah MARKUS | FR | Breese (Central) | 5:29.14 |
| 5 | Joseph MORRISON | JR | Springfield (Lanphier) | 5:32.30 |
| 6 | Andrew SOLTERMANN | FR | Jacksonville (H.S.) | 5:32.84 |
| 7 | Evan BAKER | SO | Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) | 5:34.24 |
| 8 | Wyatt EMKEN | SO | Greenville | 5:34.74 |
| 9 | Kellon OVERTON | SR | Jacksonville (H.S.) | 5:35.37 |
| 10 | Gabe LOBMASTER | FR | Springfield (Southeast) | 5:40.92 |
| 11 | Derrick DAVIS | FR | Springfield (Southeast) | 5:41.98 |
| 12 | Perrin MCCOY | SO | Jerseyville (Jersey) | 5:46.00 |
| 13 | Zach THOLE | SR | Breese (Central) | 5:54.59 |
| 14 | Maurice SPARKS | FR | Roxana | 6:06.86 |
| 15 | Jalen MOORE | SR | East St. Louis (Sr.) | NT |
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice ELDRIDGE | SO | Bethalto (Civic Memorial) | 4:28.00 |
| 2 | Jackson COLLMAN | JR | Bethalto (Civic Memorial) | 4:38.17 |
| 3 | Andrew PACE | SO | Troy (Triad) | 4:39.94 |
| 4 | Dallas MANCINAS | SO | Highland | 4:42.59 |
| 5 | Aidan LOEFFELMAN | JR | Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) | 4:45.51 |
| 6 | Jack ARENDS | SO | Rochester | 4:45.71 |
| 7 | Owen MORGAN | SO | Taylorville | 4:46.18 |
| 8 | Drew TWYMAN | FR | Troy (Triad) | 4:47.75 |
| 9 | Cole MARTINEZ | SR | Jerseyville (Jersey) | 4:51.34 |
| 10 | Caidien BEER | FR | Salem | 4:56.44 |
| 11 | Cameron PACE | SR | Highland | 4:58.42 |
| 12 | Ryan SHEA | JR | Springfield (Sacred Heart-Gr | 4:59.60 |
| 13 | Parker EDMONSON | JR | Rochester | 5:03.80 |
| 14 | Gino MORICONI | FR | Springfield (Sacred Heart-Gr | 5:11.00 |
| 15 | Ricardo SALGADO | SO | Salem | 5:14.94 |