Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins is a pro skater from Cardiff by the Sea, CA.

Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins was born in San Diego and raised in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, although spent part of her childhood growing up in Sayulita, Mexico, just outside Puerto Vallarta.

Hawkins was very athletic and started surfing at the age of 6. Lyn-Z began skating when her brother first introduced her to the sport when she was just six years old. Since then Lyn-Z has skated her way around the world and is currently part of an elite group of professional female skateboarders. Lyn-Z is also one of the few athletes to have successfully skated the monstrous DC Mega Ramp and is the only female to do so. In 2007 this San Diego native took home the gold in vert at X-Games and has a slew of other titles and trophies that she has collected over the years.