| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoge OLIVER | JR | Rochester | 5:35.00 |
| 2 | Brock GOONAN | SR | Mattoon | 5:40.00 |
| 3 | Tristan PORTER | FR | Mattoon | 5:40.01 |
| 4 | Sam WILSON | SO | Carlinville | 5:45.00 |
| 5 | Logan REED | FR | Breese Central | 5:45.10 |
| 6 | Antonio VALENTIN | SO | Hillsboro | 5:46.60 |
| 7 | Perrin MCCOY | JR | Jersey | 5:47.98 |
| 8 | Noah MARKUS | SO | Breese Central | 5:54.60 |
| 9 | Dexter CULPEPPER | SO | Vandalia | 5:54.93 |
| 10 | Brodie CLINARD | SO | Hillsboro | 5:55.80 |
| 11 | Dominic GENETTI | FR | Carlinville | 6:08.00 |
| 12 | Aidan WILLIAMS | JR | Greenville | 6:17.00 |
| 13 | Oliver CLYDESDALE | FR | First Baptist Academy | 6:19.57 |
| 14 | Matthew LOGSDON | FR | Pana | 7:46.65 |
| 15 | Justin BLUNT | FR | Vandalia | NT |
| 16 | Garrett PIERCE | FR | Pana | NT |
| 17 | Max WEBER | FR | Metro-East Lutheran | NT |
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethan HOGAN | JR | Columbia | 4:08.52 |
| 2 | Josh LACHANCE | SR | Freeburg | 4:41.59 |
| 3 | Calvin RANGE | SR | Columbia | 4:42.50 |
| 4 | Cole GRUENKE | SR | Wesclin | 4:59.00 |
| 5 | Evan SCHLICHTING | JR | Freeburg | 5:00.00 |
| 6 | Chris SACAYON | SR | Dupo | 5:02.61 |
| 7 | Adin ROACH | FR | Highland | 5:02.92 |
| 8 | Logan DEMLING | JR | Olympia | 5:09.00 |
| 9 | Ryan HARDY | SR | Rochester | 5:13.66 |
| 10 | Logan WADE | FR | Jersey | 5:15.00 |
| 11 | C. J. MOORE | FR | Olympia | 5:16.00 |
| 12 | Gray LIPE | SO | First Baptist Academy | 5:19.01 |
| 13 | Grayson WYATT | FR | Metro-East Lutheran | 5:20.00 |
| 14 | Peter TAYLOR | SR | Dupo | 5:27.84 |
| 15 | Kaydn COOLEY | SO | Olney (Richland County) | 5:30.00 |
| 16 | Michael WILSON | SO | Greenville | 5:34.47 |