In NCAA Division I, there are currently 146 indoor track and field venues. Of those, 50% are unusable for competitions AND ARE USED AS A PRACTICE VENUE ONLY. During the 2019-2020 season, THERE WERE 20 venues in the country WHICH produced 95% of all DIVISION I NCAA INDOOR qualifying performances. THESE VENUES TEND TO HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LARGE PARTICIPATION GIVEN MOST COACHES WISH TO USE THE FACILITY.
CURRENTLY COVID-19 safe practices vary among state to state CREATES CHALLENGES ITSELF. IT SEEMS unlikely that many of these AFOREMENTIONED venues WOULD even be able to host competitions based on THEIR state guidelines. A competition between two teams alone involves 140 student-athletes plus officials, SPECTATORS, medical support and coaches, AND THERE ARE FEW WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT BASED ON FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS of hosting meets. Many (Most?) schools need to host large competitions to pay for the actual meet management. Large numbers of people in a confined space does not seem very intelligent.