The event held this year in Las Vegas was exclusively for high school students who won at the district level from all over the United States.
Langdon went into the final in a tie for second place and finished in sixth place overall. In his second semi-final, each of the five judges scored him in first or second place.
Langdon will only be a junior next year.
Other competitors making a strong showing for the Plymouth team included Rebecca Moberly, Declan Fox, Doug Gehrke, Chad Greiwank, Britni Mills and Matt Woods.
Moberly was 38th out of 223 competitors in International Extemporaneous Speaking. Competitors in both International and United States Extemp draw a news topic of international or national importance.
They must then give a seven minute speech after only 30 minutes of preparation. She advanced to the octa-final level. Moberly then competed in both Exemp Commentary and Impromptu. She was a semi-finalist in Impromptu.
Mills and Woods teamed up in a Duo entitled “Speed Dating.” They advanced to the octa-finals and placed 48th out of 232 competitors.
Woods went on to compete in five rounds of Poetry and Mills held in for five rounds of Prose.
Gehrke placed 81st out of 239 vying for the title in Drama. He then made it through three rounds of Prose.
Fox had a strong showing in United States Extemporaneous Speaking. He finished 115th out of 234. He then survived five rounds of Extemp Commentary.
Griewank placed 132nd in Humor out of 230 competitors in the event. He went on to compete in five rounds of Prose and three rounds of Poetry.
PHS Head Speech and Debate Coach David McKenzie said, “The way our team members handled themselves is a tribute to their competitiveness. Everybody wanted to do a little bit better.”
However, he said he was proud of the way PHS students were able to compete in a field of  3,192 competitors who started the tournament.