| N | Meet | 4:24.70 | Patrick Hazlitt | Watkins Glen | 2016 |
| Athlete | Team | Seed | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ace Andrus | Horseheads | 4:54.00 | Verified |
| 2 | Axl Andrus | Horseheads | 4:59.15 | Verified |
| 3 | Nolan Reid | Norwich High School | 5:04.51 | Verified |
| 4 | Brandon Gardner | Oneonta HS | 5:13.70 | Verified |
| 5 | Casey Wright | Trumansburg | 5:15.24 | Unverified: |
| 6 | Connor Little | Chenango Forks | 5:20.24 | Unverified: |
| 7 | Lucius Dann | Lansing | 5:35.26 | Unverified: |
| 8 | Gavin Schillmoeller | Waverly | 5:37.77 | Verified |
| 9 | Caden Sutton | Norwich High School | 5:39.00 | Unverified: |
| 10 | Liam Wood | Chenango Forks | 6:00.24 | Unverified: |
| 11 | Kris Law | Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton (BGA) | 6:15.00 | Unverified: |
| 12 | Kai Storrer | Walton | 6:37.24 | Unverified: |
| 13 | Donovan Lema | Oneonta HS | NT | Unverified: |
| 14 | Myles Clement | Susquehanna Valley | NT | Unverified: |
| 15 | Nicolas Howard | Susquehanna Valley | NT | Unverified: |
| 16 | Brian Blaise | Chenango Valley | NT | Unverified: |
| 17 | Elijah Young | Chenango Valley | NT | Unverified: |
| 18 | Colin Brigham | Sidney Track | NT | Unverified: |
| 19 | Connor Eberly | Sidney Track | NT | Unverified: |