UCSB assistant track and field coach Annett Fleming has been named the Head Coach for the German 2016 Thorpe Cup team. Fleming will lead a young squad of German heptathletes against a veteran US squad in the annual US vs. German dual meet which will be hosted in Fayetteville by the University of Arkansas. The competition will be Friday-Saturday, July 29-30. The heptathlon portion of the meet will take each squads three best athletes and combine their total scores.