and there was not the "chase fest" at UW or other places because some facilities were closed, or limited, and at least some university athletic administrations/coaches did limit travel for competitions. This year you had to put up your time and then hold. In the past everyone was trying to "set something up" 2 weeks before conference.....that happened less this year.
It is actually nice, in my opinion to have indoor be what it was originally intended for.... a preseason for outdoor, not a "season and championship" of its own.
Add to that the teams that prioritized cross country, or at least tried to run some xc races while getting some track times, and there just weren't as many "fast races set up" for the distance events indoors this year....
But we also learned that fast kids can run fast wherever/whenever......because they are fast.