| Lane | # | Athlete | Team | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 257 | Nichols, Sawyer | Swain County | 2:30.46 |
| 2 | 270 | Smith, Mason | Tri-County Early College | 2:34.00 |
| 3 | 221 | Dittrich, Otto | Summit Charter High School | 2:36.03 |
| 4 | 275 | Arvizu, Julian | Tri-County Early College | 2:38.21 |
| 5 | 63 | Galarza, Reyden | Murphy | 2:38.45 |
| 6 | 41 | Lewis, Zion | Murphy | 2:38.77 |
| 7 | 118 | Perez, Mario | Rosman | 2:47.26 |
| 8 | 243 | Dunford, Levi | Swain County | 2:50.16 |
| 9 | 222 | Wike, Noah | Summit Charter High School | 2:52.05 |
| 10 | 111 | Britton, Ciaran | Rosman | 3:25.75 |
| 11 | 162 | Oocumma, Levi | Cherokee | NT |
| Lane | # | Athlete | Team | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 87 | Frederick, Nathan | Robbinsville | 1:55.78 |
| 2 | 85 | Frederick, Benjamin | Robbinsville | 2:00.58 |
| 3 | 27 | Cheeks, Eli | Hayesville | 2:08.41 |
| 4 | 73 | Koeller, Benjamin | Robbinsville | 2:08.45 |
| 5 | 21 | Carter, Noah | Hayesville | 2:14.40 |
| 6 | 191 | Donaldson, Jayce | Andrews | 2:17.38 |
| 7 | 168 | Beheler, King | Cherokee | 2:19.92 |
| 8 | 20 | Salas, Josue | Hayesville | 2:19.95 |
| 9 | 258 | Cruz, Drake | Swain County | 2:24.84 |
| 10 | 136 | Saunooke, Utsela | Cherokee | 2:29.46 |