08-27-2010 02:30 PM

Alex Phelan quarterbacked Xaverian Brothers to a 12-0 record and a Division 1 Super Bowl title last fall, the program’s first crown since 1998. He was the Globe’s Division 1 Player of the Year after tossing 14 touchdown passes and scoring nine more.

So how did the 6-foot-1 southpaw prepare for his freshman season at Brown University?

“I spent four days a week lifting weights and the other three days doing running drills,’’ said Phelan, who joined his teammates in Providence for preseason work last Saturday. “I did a lot of speed and agility drills to get quicker and tried to add some muscle by adding more protein.’’

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