Pointers at the 2025 NFL Draft: UWSP Alumni Brought Their Talents to Green Bay For Some of Football’s Most Exciting Days of the Year
By Kim Westerman
This year’s NFL draft was held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on April 23, 24, 25, and four Point alumni were front and center for the action.
It’s always exciting to see Point alumni out there changing the world with their talent, passion and perseverance. Go, Point!
Alex Strouf, ’21
Alex Strouf works for Good Karma Brands, a local host for ESPN Radio, where he is an on-air host and producer. He was on the scene in Green Bay, hosting ESPN Radio’s NFL Draft Night coverage on 94.5 ESPN Milwaukee, 100.5 ESPN Madison and 620 WTMJ in Green Bay.
As a Green Bay native, Strouf was in his element. Good Karma Brands owns three properties adjacent to Lambeau Field called the Tundra Trio, where his company entertains partners and fans at luxury tailgate parties. Strouf broke down every pick, live from Lambeau Field, and his X feed (@alex_strouf) even gave fans a preview of the concession prices that awaited them inside the venue. If you’re a sports fan, follow Strouf for the inside scoop.
Olivia Koepke, ’10
Olivia Koepke is a family and consumer sciences teacher in the Kimberly Area School District who was named the 2025 ProStart Wisconsin Teacher of the Year. Kimberly High School was selected to invent a leafy green salad, and one of Koepke’s senior students, Ava Hermes, won the competition with a Honeycrisp Apple Salad.
Koepke says, “Kimberly High School was fortunate to bring 27 culinary students who helped with a variety of tasks, including running food and helping different supper clubs stationed throughout the venue. A few students had the opportunity to assist the three celebrity chefs in attendance: Andrew Zimmern, Karla Hall, and Mark Bucher. This was an amazing out-of-classroom experience that Kimberly High School was honored to be a part of.”
Carolina Corral ’24 &
Taylor Okerlund ’20
Carolina and Taylor met in 2012 and explored food together for some years before deciding to open a food truck. Purple Basil is the outcome of their wanderings together, and they focus on Italian food, which, as it turns out, is unusual in the food-truck scene.
They applied last summer to become an official NFL Source Supplier. Once they were approved in October, it was off to the races! Or the draft, as it were. As one of only four food trucks in the state of Wisconsin that made the cut, Corral and Okerlund were thrilled for the opportunity. Carolina says, “Being selected to participate in the NFL Draft is a rare opportunity, and we were eager to make the most of it. We were beyond excited to showcase what we do on such a prominent stage.”
