| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VACCARO, Nick | FR | Schaumburg | 4:59.50 | |
| 3 | PATEL, Rudra | JR | Hoffman Estates (Conant) | 5:06.49 | |
| 4 | MCNAMARA, Jimmy | SR | Elk Grove Village (E.G.) | 5:10.00 | |
| 5 | RAMIREZ, John | JR | Wheeling | 5:12.70 | |
| 6 | FAULKNER, Cole | SO | Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | 5:14.82 | |
| 7 | SWEARINGEN, Carter | JR | Hoffman Estates (Conant) | 5:15.49 | |
| 8 | BERG, Colin | SR | Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | 5:15.93 | |
| 9 | KYVIK, Jim | SO | Wheeling | 5:19.36 | |
| 10 | NIVEN, Kyle | SO | Elk Grove Village (E.G.) | 5:28.00 | |
| 11 | KUNZER, Eli | FR | Buffalo Grove | 5:32.26 | 
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAFFORD, Sean | SR | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | 4:25.66 | |
| 2 | OILER, Connor | SR | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | 4:26.40 | |
| 3 | GARLAND, T.J. | SR | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | 4:30.02 | |
| 4 | DANIEL, Zach | SR | Barrington | 4:34.00 | |
| 5 | FURLONG, Joey | SR | Barrington | 4:36.58 | |
| 6 | CASACCIO, Jack | JR | Palatine (H.S.) | 4:40.44 | |
| 7 | JORDAN, Andrew | JR | Palatine (H.S.) | 4:43.24 | |
| 8 | CUNNINGHAM, Theodore | JR | Palatine (Fremd) | 4:45.30 | |
| 9 | CHIRAMEL, Jobin | SR | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | 4:48.00 | |
| 10 | BORDER, Thomas | SO | Palatine (Fremd) | 4:49.43 | |
| 11 | TRYBUS, Matt | SR | Schaumburg | 4:55.01 | |
| 12 | SZEWCZYK, Albert | SR | Buffalo Grove | 4:55.40 |